There are the ruins of a Roman temple in the village that are included in a group of Temples of Mount Hermon.[4] George Taylor classified it as a prostylos temple and noted that the north and south walls remained standing and the podium floor had survived. The site has been heavily damaged by local construction of houses over the site. The temple featured an underground crypt that was accessible via one of the houses that had been built over it.[5]

A temple at Bakka is mentioned in sura 3 (Al-i-Imran), ayah 96 of the Qur'an, where it is said to be the site of the first place of worship to God by Adam.[6][7][8] Others also identify it with the Biblical "valley of Baca" from Psalms 84 (Hebrew: בך‎).[9][10] It is considered amongst Islamic exegetes to be an ancient name for Mecca, the most holy city of Islam. The temple at Bakka is described in the Qu'ran as the "first house established for people" as "a blessing ang guidance for all beings".[11][12]

Edward Robinson suggested that word bakka could have derived from the later Arabic meaning of crowd. Others have linked it to the Hebrew word bikha meaning plain.[13]

The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings:
In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures.